With AirPlay and Siri, you can now start a music session from an iPhone or iPad audio app directly on your HomePod or HomePod mini using just your voice.
HomePod software 17.0 brings Enhance Dialogue, Siri AirPlay support, call muting
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Unintelligible conversations? How to use Enhance Dialogue on your Apple TV
Learn how to use the Enhance Dialogue feature on your Apple TV when you can't clearly hear what the characters in your favorite TV shows and movies are saying.
How to install the HomePod beta software to try new features ahead of release
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set your HomePod to use pre-release software, receive beta updates, revert to the current stable software, and more.
How to get alerted if HomePod hears your smoke or carbon monoxide alarms
HomePod can push a critical notification to your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch if the sound recognition feature detects a smoke alarm beeping in your house.
The HomePod will now notify you on iPhone when your smoke alarm goes off
With HomePod sound recognition, your Siri speaker will push a notification to your iPhone (with live video, when available) if it detects the beeping of a smoke alarm.
tvOS 16.4.1 brings fixes to your Apple TV, HomePod and HomePod mini
tvOS 16.4.1 improves the stability and performance of your Apple TV and HomePod devices, with no new user features included in the update.
A screen-equipped HomePod has been reportedly delayed until 2024
As Apple scrambles to contain costs in the challenging economy, the company has reportedly delayed its rumored HomePod with a built-in screen until 2024.
A screen-equipped HomePod predicted to launch in 2024
The next HomePod could integrate a seven-inch display panel that would boost interactivity and, possibly, turn the Siri speaker into an intelligent home controller.
How to get the temperature and humidity level of a room using your HomePod
Learn how to measure a room's temperature and humidity levels using your Apple HomePod speaker and an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Unable to play music from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your HomePod? Here’s how to fix it
Try these troubleshooting tips to fix AirPlay audio not working on your HomePod speaker from an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or AppleTV.
Apple launches 16.3.1 updates for HomePod and Apple TV with bug fixes and stability improvements
These minor updates for the Apple TV and HomePod models include unspecified general performance and stability improvements in the tvOS operating system.
The refreshed HomePod mini 2 might not launch until next year or 2025
Apple should launch the referred HomePod mini 2 next year or in 2025, but it’s unclear what new features the refreshed model might bring to the table.